7 fatal · BOEING 747-400 BCF · 2013-04-29 · Bagram, AF
Event
NTSB number
DCA13MA081
Event ID
20130429X12734
Type
Accident
Date
2013-04-29
Location
Bagram, AF
Coordinates
34.946388, 69.264999
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
7
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
7
Aircraft
Make
BOEING
Model
747-400 BCF
Registration
N949CA
FAR Part
121
Engines
4
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
National Airlines' inadequate procedures for restraining special cargo loads, which resulted in the loadmaster's improper restraint of the cargo, which moved aft and damaged hydraulic systems Nos. 1 and 2 and horizontal stabilizer drive mechanism components, rendering the airplane uncontrollable. Contributing to the accident was the Federal Aviation Administration's inadequate oversight of National Airlines' handling of special cargo loads.